Dorud ( fa, دورود, also

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as Dorūd, Dūrūd, and Dow Rūd) is a city in and capital of

Dorud County Dorud County ( fa, شهرستان دورود) is located in Lorestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turk ...

, Lorestan Province,

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. At the 2016 census, its population was 121,638 persons.

Protests in 2017

At least 5 people were killed in Dorud on 30 December during

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. The New York Times reported 2 people killed in Dorud on 20 December during 2017 Iranian protests. In an interview on state television, the Deputy Governor of Lorestan Province blamed demonstration violence on “enemies of the revolution, Takfiri groups and foreign agents…No shots were fired by the police and security forces.”

Photo gallery

File:پل امام خمینی دورود.jpg, Imam Khomeini Bridge

Dorud county Dorud County ( fa, شهرستان دورود) is located in Lorestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turk ...

File:آبشار بیشه0001.jpg, Bisheh Waterfall

File:شهرستان دورود در شب0001.jpg, Dorud city at night File:دریاچه گهر دورود0002.jpg, Gahar Lake

File:قطار دورود0002.jpg, Dorud train File:کوه پریز0002.jpg, Mount Pariz

File:اشترانکوه دورود.jpg, Mount

Oshtorankuh Oshtorankuh ( fa, اشترانکوه) is a mountain that is located in city of Azna, in Lorestan. With an elevation of 4150 metres, the Oshtorankuh is the highest mountain in Lorestan Province. Stretched in a northwest-southeast direction, the O ...

References

Towns and villages in Dorud County Cities in Lorestan Province {{Dorud-geo-stub